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Article #2388Re: C128 Software(?)
From: George Robbins
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 1986 04:16
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 1986 04:16
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In article <663@ukecc.UUCP> paul@ukecc.UUCP (Paul Linton) writes:
>Well,
> I've had my C-128 for almost a year and a half and still haven't seen
>any evidence that Commodore is getting serious about producing or having
>other companies for that matter produce any software for the 128.
>[ Paul J. Linton (University of Kentucky)
There is something of a misconception here.
Commodore is no longer in the software publishing business. In general
they write the system software and provide encouragment to developers to
produce software for the machine for it's release and until things get
rolling, then it's up to the third party providers to meet market demand.
There is some software specifically for the C128, but many companies have
opted to stick with the C64 compatiblity bandwagon, since there are roughly
10 times a many C64's out in the world than C128. As of a while back , that
was 5-6 *MILLION* C64's.
--
George Robbins - now working for, uucp: {ihnp4|seismo|caip}!cbmvax!grr
but no way officially representing arpa: cbmvax!grr@seismo.css.GOV
Commodore, Engineering Department fone: 215-431-9255 (only by moonlite)
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!rutgers!cbmvax!grr From: grr@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (George Robbins) Newsgroups: net.micro.cbm Subject: Re: C128 Software(?) Message-ID: <931@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP> Date: Fri, 24-Oct-86 23:16:14 EST Article-I.D.: cbmvax.931 Posted: Fri Oct 24 23:16:14 1986 Date-Received: Mon, 27-Oct-86 01:33:05 EST References: <663@ukecc.UUCP> Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins) Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA Lines: 23 Keywords: Does Commodore plan to expand the "huge" C128 software library?